When It Happens to You by Molly Ringwald - Sign Copy Giveaway

Who didn't grow up in the 80s watching Molly Ringwald in every movie you loved!? I am a huge fan of Molly and cannot wait to read this book.

Book Description

When it happens to you, you will be surprised. That thing they say about
how you knew all the time, but just weren't facing it? That might be
the case, but nevertheless, there you will be.

Molly Ringwald mines the complexities of modern relationships in this
gripping and nuanced collection of interlinked stories. Writing with a
deep compassion for human imperfection, Ringwald follows a Los Angeles
family and their friends and neighbors while they negotiate the
hazardous terrain of everyday life—revealing the deceptions, heartbreak,
and vulnerability familiar to us all.

In "The Harvest Moon," a stay-at-home mom grapples with age,
infertility, and an increasingly distant husband. In "Ursa Minor," a
former children's television star tries to rebuild his life after being
hospitalized for "exhaustion." An elderly woman mourns the loss of her
husband and her estranged relationship with her daughter in "The Little
One." In "My Olivia," a single mother finds untapped reserves of
strength to protect her flamboyant six-year-old son who wishes only to
wear dresses and be addressed as Olivia. And in the devastating title
story, a betrayed wife chronicles her pain and alienation, leading to an
eviscerating denouement.

As the lives of these characters converge and diverge in unexpected
ways, Ringwald reveals a startling eye for the universality of loss,
love, and the search for connection. An unflinching yet poignant
examination of the intricacies.

The 411 by Maria:
Yes, it is that Molly Ringwald and she is a pretty good writer. The
storyline is good and the characters are "real". I wanted to read
because it was Molly and I was curious about what she would write.
Thought perhaps it would be a light, airy story about 1 dimensional
people with 1 dimensional lives but it was so much more than that!

I
sincerely enjoyed how the short stories intertwined with each other.
Molly started out wanting to write very separate short stories but the
characters suddenly connected and isn't that so like life. We are all 6
degrees of separation and connected in big or small ways.

The
first story is about Greta and Philip and their daughter Charlotte. They
are facing a separation and change of location as many families do
these days. We also meet single mother Miranda who is raising a little
boy Oliver who insists he is a girl and wants to be called Olivia. Peter
Layton is an actor who is fired from a children's show who finds
himself drawn to Greta and lastly we have my favorite character the one I
could completely identify with and broke my heart, Betty a lonely widow
who interacts with Charlotte. Each story is heartfelt and structured
beautifully. You will LOVE this book.

Biography

Molly Ringwald began her film career at the age of thirteen
with her Golden Globe-nominated performance in The Tempest. Her
extensive film credits include The Pick-Up Artist, For Keeps, Fresh
Horses, Betsy's Wedding, Billy Bob Thornton's short film Some People
Call It a Sling Blade, and the now iconic coming-of-age movies Pretty in
Pink, Sixteen Candles, and The Breakfast Club. On stage, Molly has
starred in the Broadway production of Cabaret, the Tony-nominated
Broadway production of Enchanted April, and the Bob Fosse musical Sweet
Charity. Molly can currently be seen starring in the breakout hit The
Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family. She lives with her
husband and three children in Los Angles, CA, and Getting the Pretty
Back is her first book.